Conde Nast strikes TV deals with Discovery, Ovation

Conde Nast is moving past the world of magazine racks directly to branded TV content through deals with Discovery Communications and the Ovation cable network. Discovery will create a crime TV series, "Vanity Fair Confidential," with episodes based on Vanity Fair articles, while Ovation plans "The Fashion Fund," a design-contest show sponsored by Vogue magazine. Ovation picked up the show after its first two seasons aired on Hulu and Vogue.com.